Bristell B8 South Africa

BRISTELL B8 – High Wing

BRISTELL B8 is an all-metal high-wing without struts and with a steerable nose wheel. The cockpit is 125cm wide. The doors of the cockpit as well as the luggage compartment door are made from composite material.

The basic model is powered by a ROTAX 912 ULS (100 HP). At a later stage, BRISTELL plans to develop options to fit the other ROTAX engines, such as the 915is.

The BRISTELL B8 will be certified in the Czech Republic in the UL category with MTOW of 600 kg.

BRISTELL B8 Technical Data

Dimensions

Wing span – 9.13m
Cockpit width – 1.25m

Weight

ROTAX 912 ULS Empty weight – 330kg
ROTAX 915 iS Empty weight – 360kg
Maximum take-off weight (MTOW) – 600kg
Fuel tanks capacit – 150l

Operational Speed

Manoeuvring speed VA – 97 KCAS
Maximum flap speed VFE – 75 KCAS
ROTAX 912 ULS Maximum horizontal flight speed VH 117 KTAS – 138 KTAS
ROTAX 915 iS Maximum horizontal flight speed VH 117 KTAS – 138 KTAS
Never exceeded speed VNE – 156 KCAS

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